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slothful

[ slawth-fuhl, slohth- ]

/ ˈslɔθ fəl, ˈsloʊθ- /

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adjective

sluggardly; indolent; lazy.

Origin of slothful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sloth, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR slothful

sluggish; inactive, torpid, slack. See idle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slothful

sloth·ful·ly, adverb sloth·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby slothful

slot racer, slot racing, slotback, sloth, sloth bear, slothful, slotted spoon, slotter, slouch, slouch hat, slouchy

Example sentences from the Web for slothfulness

In Thee is no carelessness, neglect, slothfulness, nor caprice.

Westminster Sermons |Charles Kingsley
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
All that resulted was the renewal of slothfulness, prodigality, and killing.

The Quest |Frederik van Eeden
It must be the fruit of our own mismanagement or slothfulness or vices.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 |Various

He that will say to him in judgment, "Thou wicked and slothful servant," will not encourage the slothfulness which he condemneth.

A Christian Directory |Baxter Richard

British Dictionary definitions for slothfulness

slothful

/ (ˈsləʊθfʊl) /

adjective

indolent

Derived forms of slothful

slothfully, adverb slothfulness, noun